Delaware Court of Chancery Awards Attorneys’ Fees After Gilead’s “Glaringly Egregious” Litigation Conduct; S.D.N.Y Grants Plaintiffs’ Partial Summary Judgment in Securities Class Action Against Perrigo; SPAC Investors Launch...more
7/29/2021
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Books & Records ,
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Delaware General Corporation Law ,
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Failure To State A Claim ,
False Statements ,
Information Requests ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
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Partial Summary Judgments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Putative Class Actions ,
Section 220 Request ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
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Shareholders ,
Short Selling ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
SCOTUS Vacates Class Certification In Suit Against Goldman Sachs And Clarifies Appropriate Scope Of Price Impact Evidence; Stockholders Strike $110 Million Settlement In Suit Alleging Breaches Of Fiduciary Duties By Former...more
7/27/2021
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Aiding and Abetting ,
Anti-Fraud Provisions ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v Goldman Sachs Group ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Basic v Levinson ,
Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Burden of Persuasion ,
Burden of Proof ,
Certiorari ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dismissals ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Goldman Sachs ,
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Moneygram ,
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Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Shareholders ,
Vacated ,
Wire Fraud
A Win for Deal Certainty, Delaware Court of Chancery Orders Closing of Cake Supplier Acquisition; Under Armour to Pay $9M to Settle SEC Charges Involving Disclosure Failures; First Circuit Upholds Decision Applying Federal...more
5/19/2021
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Board of Directors ,
Breach of Duty ,
Business Judgment Rule ,
Buyers ,
Buyouts ,
Cease and Desist ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
Debt Financing ,
Dismissals ,
Failure To Disclose ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Investment ,
Going-Private Transactions ,
Investors ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Partial Summary Judgments ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Sellers ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Solicitation
In many ways, 2020 was an unprecedented year. In midMarch, the United States abruptly went into lockdown as coronavirus cases began to spike; a national emergency was declared, travel bans and gathering restrictions were...more
4/28/2021
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Data Breach ,
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Duty to Disclose ,
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False Statements ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
Misleading Statements ,
Omissions ,
Popular ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
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Shareholder Litigation ,
Stock Prices